by Grayling Holmes

Mother’s Day may be the second-largest spending holiday in America, but nothing is second to the mother in your life. Whether it be the mother of your children, the mother who gave you life, your grandmother, or any special mother in your life, no one would exist without a mother.

Mother’s Day 2024 is Sunday, May 12th. Don’t be left empty handed. Following are some of the special ways that you can tangibly show your love for MOM.

21c Museum Hotel St. Louis

Give your mom a weekend a 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis, the place that’s been the talk of the town ever since it opened its doors last summer. Treat her to a staycation for Mother’s Day weekend or a whole week.

Choose from any of their 173 distinguished rooms. Your mom will get to experience not only a stay at a 5-star luxury hotel, but consume the culture of a first-class contemporary art museum as well. Permanent and traveling exhibits fill almost every corner of the second floor exhibit space. As soon as your mom walks in the door, she will see the ORB, a glass sculpture that holds almost two tons of water. It will truly be a WOW!

Also on site is the famed Idol Wolf Restaurant, the Good Press Café, an Olympic-sized pool, and full service spa covering an entire floor of the 10-story hotel.

St. Louis is the 8th location for the distinctive hotel chain.  Located in downtown St. Louis, it is blocks away from the City Museum and a bevy of downtown St. Louis landmarks.  Like other gems in the 21c chain, the St. Louis museum hotel occupies a special space.  In this case, the historic YMCA building was renovated into the 21c Museum Hotel.  No expense was spared to transform the building into a luxury hotel, which is also a museum.  

Give the mom in your life a weekend she will treasure for a lifetime. Make reservations by visiting their website.

Buds

Say “I LOVE YOU, MOM!” with beautiful spring flowers like peonies, scabiosa, ranunculus, garden roses, anemones, and more choice blooms. Available in soft pastel or bright and cheerful hues, send or bring home a stunning floral display from BUDS, St. Louis' premier designer of floral arrangements.  Whatever you choose will be custom designed by BUDS owner Tony Montano and is sure to make the mother in your life feel like the most special woman in the world.

BUDS Flower Boutique is on Hanley and Wydown in Clayton You can also order online at budsstl.com. Surround your mother with the petals of love this Mother’s Day.

Elleard B. Heffern Fine Jewelers

Your mother will be thrilled to receive a piece of from Elleard B. Heffern. Synonymous with fine jewelry, Heffern customers have kept coming back for more than a century.  Since 1913, Elleard B. Heffern Fine Jewelers is the purveyor of custom, couture, and casual jewelry.

Nothing says, “I love you mom. You mean the world to me” more that one of their precious stones in a gorgeous setting.

Elleard B. Heffern Fine Jewelers is located at 101 South Hanley Road, Lobby Suite 110, Clayton, Missouri 63105. Visit them online at heffern.com.

Below are some heirloom pieces that your mom could be proudly wearing not only for her lifetime, but passing down to your daughter and granddaughters for many generations to come.

GAMA Italy Professional Hair Dryer

Gama Italy Professional, the global leader in hair tools, is setting the new standard for convenience, efficiency, and performance in hair styling. What an amazing Mother’s Day gift one of these Italian-designed instruments would make.

The new IQ Lite’s sleek, ultra-compact, Italian-design is lightweight and powerful. It’s external micro-perforated filter is specially created to stop even the smallest environmental dirt particles from entering the dryer and reaching the hair.

The trusted firm was founded over 50 years ago. Fast forward to 2024 and they have jettisoned into a maker of hair tools renowned for their innovative technology and cutting-edge hair and beauty products that fulfill and exceed the everyday needs of consumers and salon professionals. Your mom will thank you for gifting her one of these. Click here to give GAMA Italy Professional a look.

Hearth & Soul

Owner Suzie Busch-Transou put her heart and soul into her dream store, Hearth & Soul. And for Mother’s Day 2024, she has put together a collection of gifts sure to catch the eye and warm the heart of the moms in your life.

Whether you are here in St. Louis at her Clayton store or traveling to one of her other stores in Tallahassee, Florida or Austin, Texas, you can always discover beautiful things.

Her wide array of merchandise will both warm your heart and feed your soul. Learn more at hearthandsoul.com.

Below is a sampling of gifts from her curated collection for Mother’s Day.

Lugano Diamonds

Capture her elegance this Mother’s Day with these timeless fine jewelry creations from Lugano Diamonds, the epitome of grace and sophistication.  Each masterpiece is meticulously crafted to make a statement and bring a sparkling touch of luxury to every look. Prices are available upon request.  Available at luganodiamonds.com, your mother and anyone she chooses to hand these priceless pieces to will be forever treasured.

Lusso

Lusso is a hip little stylish store tucked away in Clayton. An emporium, a mercantile, a chic boutique, Lusso is the world's smallest department store.  They offer a fabulous array of home decor, jewelry, clothing, and gifts -- all from your favorite designers.  Lusso is located just down from The Ritz Hotel at 165 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton, MO  63105. Visit them online at lussotheboutique.com.

Below are just a few of the hundreds of things the mom in your life might love for her big day.

PALM Health

Life is hectic. What do women, especially those who are busy mothers want most in their lives — time to RELAX! Give the mothers in your life the time for self-care that they deserve! Choose a One Day or One Week Membership at PALM Health for her to enjoy a special Mother's Day Retreat. 

Their incredible massages, skin care services, and body treatments will allow them to reduce stress, relieve their tired muscles, and feel make them feel rejuvenated. Combining ancient and contemporary techniques with expert knowledge and world-class products, Palm Health therapists offer treatments specially designed to meet every woman’s needs.

One Day Membership for $100 ( https://www.palmhealth.com/contact-us-one-day/)

One Week Membership for $200 (https://www.palmhealth.com/one-week-membership/ ) 

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

Treat your mom to a legendary meal from another mom, Ruth Fertel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. Known as the First Lady of Steak, Ruth’s steaks are cooked using a patented broiling method developed by her. They're seasoned to perfection, and then served sizzling on 500-degree plates.

As a single mom with two boys, Ruth taught herself the restaurant business, endured countless challenges and, in the process, redefined hospitality.

It all began in 1965, a time when most women couldn’t even apply for a bank card without their husband’s signature. Ruth risked it all and mortgaged her home to buy a small steak house in New Orleans.

Your mom will appreciate that from a 60-seat steak house, she built a business that now spans the globe. And like any good mother her food and the places at which she serves it has never lost sight of her original recipe for success: perfect steak, warm hospitality and good times that never stop rolling.

The steak house was not always called Ruth’s Chris Steak House. When a kitchen fire destroyed Chris Steak House in 1976, Ruth was forced to relocate her business, but the Chris Steak House name wasn't allowed to come along. Short on time, Ruth improvised, adding her own name to the sign. That made it “Ruth's Chris Steak House” and their legendary name was born.

There are two locations in the St. Louis area:

Chesterfield: 16493 Wild Horse Creek Road, ruthschrisphg.com/chesterfield

St. Louis: 315 Chestnut Street (Hyatt Hotel at the Arch) ruthschrisphg.com/st-louis